Bruno Girard (born November 25, 1970 in
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...
, France) was a French boxer (187 cm height) at
super middleweight and light heavyweight division who held the
Lineal and
WBA super middleweight titles.
Professional boxing career
The light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged
Byron Mitchell for
WBA and Lineal Super Middleweight Titles in 1999, in his first US fight. The fight was a draw, and in the rematch in 2000 Girard won a unanimous decision to win the titles.
Girard defended the belt once against
Manny Siaca
Manuel Alejandro Siaca (born November 21, 1975) is a Puerto Rican boxer at super middleweight.
Siaca was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, the son of Manny Siaca Sr., who was a noted boxing trainer and trained the likes of Edwin Rosario and Wilfredo ...
and then was stripped of the title for declining a rematch.
In late 2001 he moved up to light heavyweight and took on southpaw
Lou Del Valle
Louis Del Valle (born July 13, 1968, in Long Island City, New York) is an American boxer and the former WBA light heavyweight title holder. He is currently the boxing trainer of former super middleweight champion, Badou Jack.
Professional car ...
for the Vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title and drew with him. Later that year, he took on
Robert Koon for the Vacant belt, and won via TKO.
He defended the belt twice before losing to
Mehdi Sahnoune via 7th-round TKO in 2003. Girard retired after the bout.
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of super middleweight boxing champions
This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
* The ...
*
List of WBA world champions
References
External links
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Bruno Girard - CBZ Profile
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1970 births
Living people
World boxing champions
French male boxers
Super-middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Jerusalem